Happy New Year!
As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game and Home Run Derby in Cincinnati. So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set! These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.
This is the 53rd card toward this set. It’s the one card I bought from a Black Friday COMC purchase.
Card number: STIT-JK
Player: Jason Kipnis
How I got the card: COMC purchase at the end of 2022
Position: 2nd base
How he made the roster: Kipnis was selected as the reserve 2nd baseman via the player ballot.
This was his 2nd All-Star selection, and ended up being the final one of his career.
First half stat line: .323/6/37, 59 R
All-Star game: Kipnis came in as a defensive replacement for Jose Altuve in the bottom of the 5th inning. He struck out swinging in the next inning as part of Jacob Degrom’s 3 strikeout ining. He technically kept DeGrom from an immaculate inning – he managed one ball while DeGrom got the other two batters on 3 straight strikes. He was pinch-hit for by Brian Dozier in the top of the 8th after recording a couple assists in the field.
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STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals